This chapter analyses the practice of support for decision making with adults with intellectual
disability or acquired brain injury, whom we refer to as people with cognitive disabilities. It …

Background At the level of policy recommendation, it is agreed that people with intellectual
impairments ought to be given opportunities to make choices in their lives; indeed, in the UK …

Abstract Background In England and Wales, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) provides a
new legal framework to regulate substitute decision‐making relating to the welfare of adults …

The purpose of this article is to explore what may cause tensions in the work with IP
processes and discuss this in the light of power and powerlessness. The project is designed …

Abstract Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities has been instrumental in driving the development of the concept and practice of …

For young people with intellectual disabilities (ID), the transition from children's to adult
services has long been recognised as a challenging move. One of the aims of the White …

The principles of normalisation have offered a radical change from compliance to autonomy
for many people. Skill‐teaching in each dimension of the person's daily living activities has …

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have proclaimed the basic right of
people to make one's own choices, have an effective participation and inclusion. Research …

Adults with intellectual disability are increasingly being encouraged to take control of their
lives through a range of goal-setting, choice-and decision-making opportunities. The current …

Extending choice and control over public services is central to current policies in England.
Such policies have immense potential for independence and well‐being. However, it is still …